Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
54
Highest
81.9%
Malta
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
46.8%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
652

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, male (%) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 81.9% in Malta; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.8%, and the mean is 44.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 819.

Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 774.0%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 69.6%).

Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 81.9% 2023 up 56.3% rising
2 Finland 79.4% 2023 up 68.9% rising
3 Cyprus 73.7% 2023 up 165.1% volatile
4 Denmark 71.0% 2024 up 46.1% rising
5 Iceland 69.7% 2013 up 74.7% rising
6 Norway 69.0% 2021 up 23.9% rising
7 Spain 66.4% 2023 up 41.9% rising
8 Switzerland 65.5% 2023 up 45.6% rising
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.8% 2023 up 774.0% rising
10 Austria 60.7% 2024 up 52.5% volatile
11 Bahrain 59.7% 2023 up 253.3% rising
12 Türkiye 59.3% 2024 up 93.2% volatile
13 Portugal 57.9% 2023 down 1.7% rising
14 Sweden 57.6% 2024 up 3.2% rising
15 Slovenia 56.8% 2023 up 8.8% rising
16 Hungary 55.2% 2024 up 33.0% rising
17 North Macedonia 52.0% 2017 up 261.1% rising
18 Korea 51.2% 2023 up 7.1% volatile
19 Mexico 50.7% 2023 up 29.7% volatile
20 Lithuania 49.6% 2023 up 55.0% rising
20 Singapore 49.6% 2023 up 433.3% volatile
22 Belgium 49.3% 2023 up 50.3% rising
23 Colombia 47.7% 2023 down 15.9% falling
24 Croatia 47.5% 2023 up 24.3% rising
25 Albania 47.3% 2023 rising
26 Estonia 47.0% 2017 up 253.4% volatile
26 Brazil 47.0% 2023 up 69.7% rising
28 Netherlands 46.6% 2016 up 26.6% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 45.6% 2020 up 68.9% rising
30 France 45.3% 2023 down 6.2% rising
31 Slovakia 44.6% 2024 up 38.5% rising
32 Egypt 44.2% 2022 up 675.4% volatile
33 Italy 43.5% 2023 up 58.8% rising
34 Palestine, State of 43.2% 2019 up 148.3% volatile
35 Serbia 40.9% 2022 up 770.2% volatile
36 Luxembourg 39.7% 2024 down 29.7% rising
37 Greece 37.7% 2016 up 737.8% volatile
38 Georgia 37.3% 2023 up 14.1% rising
39 Czechia 35.9% 2023 up 33.0% volatile
40 Latvia 34.5% 2023 up 44.4% rising
41 Germany 34.4% 2024 down 21.8% rising
42 Montenegro 33.4% 2022 down 40.6% falling
43 Bulgaria 32.8% 2023 up 54.7% volatile
44 Poland 32.6% 2023 up 16.4% rising
44 Romania 32.6% 2023 up 42.4% rising
46 Ireland 26.2% 2015 up 539.0% volatile
47 Paraguay 24.7% 2023 up 723.3% rising
48 Kazakhstan 16.6% 2023 up 191.2% rising
49 Thailand 13.3% 2020 up 20.9% rising
50 Russian Federation 12.7% 2023 up 98.4% volatile
51 Qatar 10.0% 2019 down 69.6% volatile
52 Ukraine 4.7% 2021 down 44.0% rising
53 Azerbaijan 3.4% 2023 up 112.5% rising
54 El Salvador 0.1% 2014 volatile

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
54 places, 652 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release